Some experts predict that, by 2010, there will be 10, 000 machines for every person connected to the Internet.

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Some experts predict that if it continues to melt at the present rate, it may be entirely gone in little more than a decade.

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But some experts predict a large number of immigrants from Eastern Europe, which Labour has warned could put pressure on British jobs and wages.

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Some experts predict a Democratic gain of close to 20.

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Although much of the research in this area is still in its infancy, some experts predict that haptics will soon be as familiar a part of the computer desktop as colour graphics and stereo sound are today.

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Various Y2K experts predict that some of the nation's water supplies will fail when the clock strikes midnight because of computer problems, but the water utility industry strongly disagrees.

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Many experts predict that full autonomy for weapons could be achieved in 20 to 30 years, and some think even sooner.

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